I picked up Atomic Habits after one too many January resolutions collapsed by February, and this time I read it slowly, a chapter each morning, while actually trying the systems it describes. Then I worked through the other editions and…

I carry a tumbler from the kitchen to the car to my desk every single day, and I was tired of lukewarm coffee by ten and watery iced tea by lunch. So I spent two weeks rotating five YETI Rambler…

I cook dinner for a family that expects real food on weeknights, and my slow cooker was not keeping up with our schedule. So I spent two weeks rotating five Instant Pot models through the same rotation of beans, rice,…

I weigh myself most mornings, and my old bathroom scale had started giving me a different number every time I stepped on it, sometimes twice in one minute. So I spent two weeks rotating through five Etekcity models, weighing at…

I wanted a small fingertip device I could keep in a drawer and use in seconds, without apps, accounts, or a tangle of wires, so I tested the leading options in the zacurate series fingertip pulse oximeter category side by…

I noticed my sleep getting worse before I noticed my sheets were the problem: pilling fabric, corners popping off the mattress, and a fitted sheet that never quite stayed smooth. So I replaced guesswork with testing and ordered the most…

Every winter I lose at least one beanie, and the cheap replacements never survive past February, so this year I decided to test the category properly before the cold set in. I ordered the leading options in the carhartt mens…

As a parent, I go through baby wipes at a pace that still surprises me, and not all wipes are kind to newborn skin. Some are too thin, some are soaked in strong fragrance, and some tear the moment a…

I kept hearing that flushable wipes clean better than dry toilet paper alone, so I put that claim to the test in my own bathroom over several weeks. I ordered the best known options in the dude wipes adult flushable…

My front loader had developed that stale, swampy smell that transfers to clean towels, so I ran affresh washing machine cleaner through it and then tested four rival washer cleaners over the following weeks, checking the drum, the door gasket,…